Brain Teaser #84: Ancient Laurasian Formula & Numerical Sequences

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The discussion revolves around decoding a complex formula and several numerical sequences from an ancient Laurasian civilization. Participants identify that the sequences include Fibonacci numbers, triangular numbers, and squares, all represented in a hexadecimal system. They propose that certain symbols correspond to specific values, with the slash representing zero and various letters denoting other numbers. A key point of contention is the diacritical mark needed for the letter "o" to maintain consistency in the decoding scheme. The conversation highlights the challenges of interpreting ancient numerical systems and the collaborative effort to solve the puzzle.
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gnome said:
Do the "prime powers of 2" have some particular significance?
As noted, there are primes missing, so they do not yield all of the prime powers of 2.
 
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As noted, there are primes missing, so they do not yield all of the prime powers of 2.
Even the sequence of all integers employs "in part" the numbers included in this mapping. Your wording describes a sequence that includes numbers in addition to those generated by the mapping. Did you mean it to be interpreted differently?
 
  • #33
davilla said:
Name the sequence generated employing, in part, a mapping of h -> to the first sequence in the problem.
What I mean is, find the significance of the first sequence. To that end, I have provided a formula that will prove useful, without giving too much away.